Kyle O’Quinn: No decision yet on opt-out clause with Knicks. Per newsday

Sark · Post #41 » by **Sark** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:00 pm

Knicks should be looking at saving cap room, and not giving out contracts to players like KOQ, Favors, or any other role players.

Billy Goat · Post #42 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:33 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:Favors should be the target.

What does Favors give us that KOQ doesn't for less money? Can Favors pass like Kyle?

Who the hell do you guys want? Kanter has to go right? Favors is only 26, defends and puts the ball in the basket. He’s a good player. The Knicks need good players.

Billy Goat · Post #43 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:35 pm

Sark wrote:Knicks should be looking at saving cap room, and not giving out contracts to players like KOQ, Favors, or any other role players.

Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

Sark · Post #44 » by **Sark** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:39 pm

Billy Goat wrote:
Sark wrote:Knicks should be looking at saving cap room, and not giving out contracts to players like KOQ, Favors, or any other role players.

Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

EchelonNYK · Post #45 » by **EchelonNYK** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:55 pm

Billy Goat · Post #46 » by **Billy Goat** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:15 pm

Sark wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Sark wrote:Knicks should be looking at saving cap room, and not giving out contracts to players like KOQ, Favors, or any other role players.

Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

Those guys ain’t coming here

HarthorneWingo · Post #47 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:17 am

Sark wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Sark wrote:Knicks should be looking at saving cap room, and not giving out contracts to players like KOQ, Favors, or any other role players.

Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

I happen to think Kyle's an excellent value at $8M/year.

Fat · Post #48 » by **Fat** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:04 am

He can go

Post #49 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:55 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Sark wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

I happen to think Kyle's an excellent value at $8M/year.

if he wants to do 4yr/$32m you sign that and run

Sark · Post #50 » by **Sark** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:44 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Sark wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:
Saving cap room for who? More scrubs like Hardaway?

For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

I happen to think Kyle's an excellent value at $8M/year.

Sure on a playoff team that's a great value. On a **** 30 win team, it's a waste of cap space.

aq_ua · Post #51 » by **aq_ua** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:21 am

Sark wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
Sark wrote:
For players better than KOQ and Derrick Favors.

I happen to think Kyle's an excellent value at $8M/year.

Sure on a playoff team that's a great value. On a **** 30 win team, it's a waste of cap space.

I would be ok re-signing KO and then trading him to a playoff team. If we have an opportunity to accumulate assets at a good value, we shouldn't shy away from that.

Nazrmohamed · Post #52 » by **Nazrmohamed** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:56 am

JXL wrote:Just last August we had an influx of centers, this coming August we might have only 2 (Noah, Kornet), and 1 of the centers won't even get to suit up anymore.

Is Nerlens Noel available for the right price?

I'd be interested in finding out. I'm not saying he's the answer but if guys price cheap, at his age I wouldn't mind giving him a shot

Nazrmohamed · Post #53 » by **Nazrmohamed** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:01 am

EchelonNYK wrote:

I don't get why peoplee wanna draft the same skillset. I'll stop short of saying potential cuz obvious you expect Wendell to be better down the line but essentialky you're drafting Wendell to do exactly what Kanter and Oquinn do. Be an undersized C next to a 7'3 PF.

Not the end of the world but not ideal to me at all.

br7knicks · Post #54 » by **br7knicks** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:09 am

i'd rather keep him, as a mentor/lockroom guy/environmental change guy. but if he's desired, very highly, i'd be ok with trading him

Dr. Detfink · Post #55 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:30 am

Kyle O'Quinn would do all New York Knicks fans a favor by opting out.

Not good defensively. Limited offensively. Scott Perry tried to shop him at the trade deadline, the guy makes only $5M/season and NO ONE wanted him.

Open up some cap space, let the G-League All-Stars develop. The Knicks are going NOWHERE next season.

MaseInYourFace · Post #56 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:35 am

Billy Goat wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
Billy Goat wrote:Favors should be the target.

What does Favors give us that KOQ doesn't for less money? Can Favors pass like Kyle?

Who the hell do you guys want? Kanter has to go right? Favors is only 26, defends and puts the ball in the basket. He’s a good player. The Knicks need good players.

Yeah but he'll be expensive. Knicks are better off for next season just sucking and saving the cap money.

MaseInYourFace · Post #57 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:40 am

Dr. Detfink wrote:Kyle O'Quinn would do all New York Knicks fans a favor by opting out.

Not good defensively. Limited offensively. Scott Perry tried to shop him at the trade deadline, the guy makes only $5M/season and NO ONE wanted him.

Open up some cap space, let the G-League All-Stars develop. The Knicks are going NOWHERE next season.

When you're surrounded by sh*t, decent seems like gold. KOQ is just a nice player.

Post #58 » by **DOT** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:26 pm

Dr. Detfink wrote:Kyle O'Quinn would do all New York Knicks fans a favor by opting out.

Not good defensively. Limited offensively. Scott Perry tried to shop him at the trade deadline, the guy makes only $5M/season and NO ONE wanted him.

Open up some cap space, let the G-League All-Stars develop. The Knicks are going NOWHERE next season.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22180036/what-new-york-knicks-do-trade-deadline-nba

Took me like 10 seconds on google, from around the deadline says that several teams are interested in KOQ, most notably the Warriors

Just cause you don't want certain players doesn't mean no one does

Dr. Detfink · Post #59 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:54 pm

Where’s Derrick Williams again? Yet another “asset” overrated by the Knicks and their fans. Think I saw Derrick parking cars at the new Whitney
museum.

EchelonNYK · Post #60 » by **EchelonNYK** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:51 pm

Nazrmohamed wrote:
EchelonNYK wrote:

I don't get why peoplee wanna draft the same skillset. I'll stop short of saying potential cuz obvious you expect Wendell to be better down the line but essentialky you're drafting Wendell to do exactly what Kanter and Oquinn do. Be an undersized C next to a 7'3 PF.

Not the end of the world but not ideal to me at all.

I'm not even the biggest fan of the kid. But When you hear about O’Quinn looking for 30 million, and Kanter may opt out, it just leads me to believe we're gonna be in the market for a young big this summer.

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